Verse 1 Am G C I woke up on a steamboat, Am G C with power in my hands Am G C I looked out the captains quarters Am G C To see a southern land Am G C Old man river is runnin Am G C To meet his wife the sea Am G C And there ain't nobody stealing Am G C For the currents course is free Am G C Yeah the currents course is free Chorus Am G F C Steamboat carry me C. G C To my delta home Am G F C Steamboat carry me C G C I've got rivers in my soul Verse 2 Am G C When we finally reach New Orleans Am G C I'm gonna dance with all the ghosts Am. G C I'm gonna swim in eerie waters Am G C And drink to every toast Am G C On the bank of the Mississippi Am G C There's a pantsuit preacher man Am G C Sayin come into the water Am. G C For the kingdom is at hand Am G C Yeah the kingdom is at hand Chorus Am G F C Steamboat carry me C G C To my delta home Am G F C Steamboat carry me C G C I've got rivers in my soul Verse 3 Am G C In the finely layered darkness Am. G C In the warmest August night Am G C I skipped along the cobblestone Am G C And danced in all your light Am G C When I came upon a mansion Am G C I climbed up all its stairs Am G C But every mirror that I looked in Am G C I saw God standin there Am G C Yeah I saw God standin there Chorus Am G F C Steamboat carry me C G C To my delta home Am G F C Steamboat carry me C G C I've got rivers in my soul Am G F C Steamboat carry me C G C To my delta home Am G F C Steamboat carry me C G C I've got rivers in my soul C G C I've got rivers in my soul